Girls' name · since 1886
Carmelite
Carmelite has 68 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1913 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,408 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1886
- 1910s
- peak decade
Carmelite sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 68 recorded since 1886.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmelite has been recorded 68 times among girls since 1886, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 1931.
- #31,408 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 68 born since 1886
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carmelite ranks #31,408 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1886, peaking in the 1910s.
- #31,408 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1886
- 1910s
- peak decade
Carmelite's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Carmelite's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carmelite's full recorded timeline at 1917, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1913 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carmelite popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1931
- Peak year (1913)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Carmelite by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (28 births, 41% of the file).
1910s was Carmelite's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Carmelite births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
28 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 28 births (41% of all-time use).
Carmelite by state
Where Carmelite concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 32 | 47.1% |
32 of 68 births nationwide.
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What to do with Carmelite's data
- Carmelite's decade-level peak was the 1910s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Carmelites (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carmelite: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1913)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1886–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carmelite draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.